Use the Trim tool to remove parts of objects up to a boundary object. With this tool, you just click on the part that you want to delete and Vectorworks will shorten the object back to the nearest boundary object. This is a great tool for quickly removing the parts…
There are three modes on the Tool bar and choosing the right mode makes the tool so much easier to use. If you want to split a single object, use the first mode. If you want to split multiple objects, use the second or third mode. If you use the Split…
The Split tool is extremely useful cutting and splitting objects. For example you could use the Split tool to cut a line, a rectangle, a site modifier, or even a viewport.
Another quick preference is Zoom Line Thickness. This preference is designed to help you see your line weights by emphasising thick lines. The more you zoom in the more it emphasises the thicker lines. This elevation has some lines thicker than the others, but with…
Auto Join Walls is another quick preference that you can add to your Tool bar. It is used to automatically join walls together.
The preference Show Other Objects While in Edit Mode allows you to choose if you want to see other objects that are outside of the group (group/viewport/symbol/etc.) that you are editing. It is one of the Quick Preferences that you can add to the Tool bar.
The right-hand end of the Tool bar contains the Quick Preferences. These are Vectorworks and Document Preferences that you might want to change quickly.
The Data Bar and Edit Group Button on the Tool bar, by the Quick Preferences, can really speed up your drawing.
If you are using Vectorworks with a standard workspace, then you will find that your keyboard has shortcuts for the modes on the Tool Bar.
The last mode on the Tool Bar for the selection tool is for the Connected Walls mode. This mode is only available if you have Vectorworks Architect, or one of the designer packages.